"We always knew how to honor fallen soldiers. They were killed for our sake, they went out on our mission. But how are we to mourn a random man killed in a terrorist attack while sitting in a cafe? How do you mourn a housewife who got on a bus and never returned?"

This quote by A. B. Yehoshua speaks to the problem of mourning those who have been eliminated in random acts of violence, such as terrorist attacks or accidents. It is simple to honor and grieve those who have passed away in service of a higher cause, such as fallen soldiers, however it is much more difficult to mourn those who have actually been killed in a ridiculous act of violence. The quote speaks to the problem of grieving those who have been eliminated in such a way, as it is tough to understand the tragedy and to discover a method to honor the memory of the deceased. It is a pointer that we must make the effort to grieve those who have been drawn from us in such a method, and to remember that their lives were simply as important as those who have died in service of a greater cause.